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Eye of roundvsPeceto

beef · Close equivalent

These cuts are closely equivalent — the same or nearly identical cut across different butchery traditions.

The same eye-of-round muscle from the rear leg. Peceto is the Argentine name; eye of round is US–UK. Same cut, different tradition.

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These are near equivalents in the way butchers and cooks use them. If you can source either one, you're very close to the same result.

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Eye of round
Beef · Round

Eye of round is a very lean, cylindrical muscle from the center of the round. It has little fat or marbling and can be quite tough, but has good beefy flavor. It is best…

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Peceto
Beef · Round

The eye of the round — a long, cylindrical, entirely lean muscle from the rear leg, wrapped in thin silverskin and almost free of marbling. Its uniform shape and tight grain make…

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Names by country

CountryEye of roundPeceto
🇺🇸United StatesEye of round
🇫🇷FranceRond de gîte
🇪🇸SpainRedondo
🇦🇷ArgentinaPeceto
🇧🇷BrazilLagarto
🇮🇹ItalyGirello
🇩🇪GermanySchwanzrolle

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